Mop bucket

Abstract

A bucket is equipped with a rinsing basket in its open end and wheels in its bottom part. The bucket incorporates a pair of wheels going in the same direction placed before a cross-sectional plane that contains the center of gravity. The bottom part contains an ample posterior portion behind the pair of wheels and a narrow frontal portion that extends upwards and outwards and located before the wheels, configured in such a manner that when the bucket is in the at-rest or stationary position it is only supported by the posterior portion, while during the rinsing of the mop, when we press down the frontal part of the bucket with the mop, the bucket will oscillate slightly and will be able to travel if it is set to rest on the wheels by elevating the rear part that will leave the floor during this travelling stage.

1. A mop bucket comprising a hollow body or bucket having a bottom part and an open upper part, a mop wringer basket provided on said open upper part and a pair of wheels provided on said bottom part, wherein said wheels face the same direction and are located forwardly of a transverse plane that contains the center of gravity, wherein said bottom part comprises a rear portion extending behind said pair of wheels and a narrow front portion that faces outwards and upwards forwardly of said pair of wheels in such a manner that, in a rest position, said bucket is only supported on a floor by said rear portion, and when a mop is pressed against a front part of said bucket, said bucket will oscillate to a traveling position in which said rear portion will be lifted and cease to be supported by the floor, and said bucket will be able to move while being supported by at least said pair of wheels. 
     
     
       2. The mop bucket according to  claim 1 , wherein said rear portion of said bottom part of said bucket has two lateral sliding elements that lean on the floor while said bucket is placed in said rest position. 
     
     
       3. The mop bucket according to  claim 2 , wherein said lateral sliding elements constitute a pivot about which said bucket oscillates between said rest position and said travelling position.